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Are You Building a Life or Just Escaping One?

January 13, 2026/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Feeling stuck, busy, or always saying “someday”? In Episode 1193 of The BIGG Success Show podcast, The Professor and Mary-Lynn ask a simple but powerful question: are you building a life you love, or are you just escaping the one you have? Click the player to listen now, or read the summary below.

[Podcast Transcript]

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Escape.

It comes in many forms: scrolling on your phone, binge watching a TV show, fantasizing a future. Sometimes, it can be healthy to escape. Or it may be unhealthy. And sometimes it’s hard to tell them apart!

George is a fan of daydreaming. “When I get stressed, I like to cope by dreaming about the future. But I know I have to be careful, because psychology tells us that – if you get really good at visualizing – it becomes ineffective because your brain thinks you’ve already achieved your dream.”

Of course, daydreaming can be a negative as well. Especially if you spend an inordinate amount of time on “someday”. The world marches on, but you get stuck in place. Even if you feel you’re making progress!

So, we’re going to talk about building a life by escaping those things that are holding you back.

What Motivates You?

August 17, 2025/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Psychological research has identified sixteen basic desires underlying our behavior. See the list to determine what motivates you.

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We discussed sixteen motivations for happiness on The BIGG Success Show. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

This show was inspired by the book, Who Am I? The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personalities*. It’s written by the late great Dr. Steven Reiss.

He found that happiness and life-satisfaction come from a sense that our lives have meaning and fulfill a larger purpose. He calls this “value-based happiness.” He has identified 16 universal desires that drive all meaningful behavior.

5 Quotes on What Makes Life Meaningful

April 9, 2024/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

We love quotes, so we gathered five our our favorites, and combined them with advice that we believe genuinely exemplifies what makes life meaningful.

Click the player to listen to this episode of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Below is a summary of our discussion.

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We say BIGG success is peace of mind which flows from three sources:

What Is the True Meaning of Success?

February 10, 2022/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

What does success mean? Different things to different people. That’s true. But if we’re to truly understand a subject, we have to clarify its meaning. What is the true meaning of success?

Click the player to listen to this episode of The BIGG Success Show Podcast. Below is a summary.

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Let’s start with the dictionary’s definition of success. In general, success is achieving something attempted.

Seems like an adequate description…at first glance. But how about when you stop and think about it?

There’s a piece missing. And it’s such a glaring oversight. It’s so BIGG, we felt the need to differentiate “BIGG success” from the “success” described in the dictionary.

How to Set Priorities With Purpose

March 15, 2021/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

The disruptions caused by COVID-19 have many of us reflecting on our lives, and looking to set priorities with purpose that will carry though post-pandemic.

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George has a new word for pandemic, and we think you’ll really like it. Click the player to hear it right away on The BIGG Success Show. Here’s a summary of the discussion…

The pandemic made us realize just how resilient we are. It also made us face many things:

The fragility of life
Uncertainty in our jobs and finances
Loss of time with loved ones
Our fears

These difficult times also made us reevaluate what is most important.

Our show today is inspired by a quote from Daryl Van Tongeren, an associate professor of psychology at Hope College in Michigan. He said,

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